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Animal Services

The City of Fremont contracts with a local mobile vaccination clinic, Cheap Shots. The clinic is held every second and fourth Saturday of the month from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm in the Tri-City Animal shelter parking lot. Vaccinations start at $10 and no appointments are required. Microchipping and other preventative services are also available. Cheap Shots is not affiliated with the Tri-City Animal Shelter or any of the cities it represents; please call (415) 794-3160 with questions about the clinic.

At this time, spay and neuter services are only provided for animals adopted from the shelter. You may have your pet altered by your veterinarian, or contact shelter staff for referrals to local low-cost spay and neuter programs.

Due to mandatory holding periods for animals and staffing shortage, euthanasia is not a service available to the public. Please consult your veterinarian if you believe your pet needs to be euthanized.

The shelter pets are always in need of dry and canned food, treats, durable toys, newspaper, towels, and blankets. Due to safety hazards, we are unable to use any blankets with wires, stuffing, or feathers. Monetary donations are also accepted and appreciated (please make checks payable to City of Fremont). Please bring donations to the shelter or pet licensing office during open hours. Donations are tax-deductible and receipts will be issued upon request.

First and foremost, ensure that you and your neighbors are not providing any food source for stray cats. Do not leave food outside, even for owned pets (leftovers may attract unwanted animals) and secure trash cans. Research other exclusion methods to repel roaming cats, such as repellants and obstructing flower beds to prevent digging. If a neighbor refuses to discontinue feeding or owns a nuisance cat, you may call (510) 790-6635 to file a complaint.

Cats may be legally trapped in Fremont if the trap is placed on private property and properly monitored. Animal Services does not provide any trapping services. The trap must be of the humane box type and must be placed so that the entrapped animal is protected from the elements. It is recommended that you inform your neighbors before you set the trap to avoid trapping an owned cat. Fremont residents may rent a cat trap from the animal shelter. A $70 credit card deposit is required, and the rental fee is $8 per day. Citizens may also rent or purchase traps from local equipment rental and hardware stores.

It is the responsibility of the trapper to deliver the animal to the Tri-City Animal Shelter during regular business hours within twelve (12) hours or return the animal to its owner. Do not set the trap on weekends, as the shelter is closed Sunday and Monday. If a wild animal is accidentally trapped, it must be released on the same property by the trapper; Animal Services does not release trapped wildlife. Trapped animals cannot be transported to another site or disposed of in any other manner.